astaxanthin
/æstəˈzænθɪn/noun
astaxanthin is spelled A-S-T-A-X-A-N-T-H-I-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, astaxanthin means “A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of astaxanthin is astaxanthins.
How many letters and syllables are in astaxanthin?
| Letters | 11: A-S-T-A-X-A-N-T-H-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is astaxanthin?
Astaxanthin appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce astaxanthin?
- UK /æstəˈzænθɪn/
- US /æstəˈzænθɪn/
- US [æstəˈzɛənθɪn]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of astaxanthin
- astaxanthins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does astaxanthin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Astaxanthin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense xanthophyll pigment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | astaxanthine |
| German | Astaxanthin |
| Portuguese | astaxantina |
| Spanish | astaxantina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.